Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवं पंच प्रधानास्तान्हत्वा दैत्यान्महेश्वरः । भूयो जगाम तं देशं यत्र शक्रो व्यवस्थितः । अब्रवीच्च प्रहष्टात्मा ततः शक्रं तपोन्वितम्

Transliteration

evaṃ paṃca pradhānāstānhatvā daityānmaheśvaraḥ | bhūyo jagāma taṃ deśaṃ yatra śakro vyavasthitaḥ | abravīcca prahaṣṭātmā tataḥ śakraṃ taponvitam

Translation

یوں اُن پانچ بڑے دَیتیوں کو قتل کر کے مہیشور پھر اُس مقام پر گئے جہاں شَکر (اِندر) ٹھہرا ہوا تھا؛ اور خوش دل ہو کر انہوں نے تپسیا سے مالا مال شَکر سے تب کلام کیا۔

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus)

• paṃca: five
• paṃca: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या (indeclinable numeral in usage), 'प्रधानान्' विशेषणम्

• pradhānān: chief ones/leaders
• pradhānān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• tān: those
• tān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• hatvā: having slain
• hatvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु) → hatvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'हत्वा' = having slain

• daityān: demons (Daityas)
• daityān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), बहुवचन (plural)

• maheśvaraḥ: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारयभावः): 'महान् ईश्वरः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• bhūyaḥ: again/further
• bhūyaḥ: Sambandha (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (again/further)

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular); 'deśam' विशेषणम्

• deśam: place/region
• deśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: where)

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• vyavasthitaḥ: stationed/standing
• vyavasthitaḥ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + ava + sthā (धातु) → vyavasthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'śakraḥ' विशेषणम्

• abravīt: said/spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• prahaṣṭātmā: with delighted heart
• prahaṣṭātmā: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prahaṣṭa + ātman (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास: 'प्रहृष्टः आत्मा यस्य सः' (whose mind is delighted); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम् (maheśvaraḥ)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• śakram: Śakra (Indra)
• śakram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• taponvitam: endowed with austerity
• taponvitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tapas + anvita (प्रातिपदिक; समास/उपपद)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/सह-भाव): 'तपसा अन्वितः' = endowed with austerity; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'śakram' विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva stands triumphant over fallen daityas; the battlefield quiets. He strides toward a nearby divine encampment where Indra, radiant yet ascetic, awaits. Śiva’s face is bright with satisfied joy.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Śakra (Indra)
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When adharma is removed, harmony between divine guardians is restored; protection of sacred space culminates in divine counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘place where Indra was stationed’ is referenced but not named in this excerpt; within Tīrthamāhātmya it functions as the protected sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse transitions from battle to dialogue.